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The White House Copied Exxon’s Press Release in a Statement Praising Exxon

The White House Copied Exxon’s Press Release in a Statement Praising Exxon

A monitor displays Exxon Mobil Corp. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. U.S. stocks fell as losses in energy and industrial shares offset gains in defensive industries, as investors weighed a tweet from President Donald Trump mentioning a "very major" border tax. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The White House statement copied a full paragraph from Exxon’s statement that explained the company’s investment plans

Plagiarism has cropped up among Trump’s team before — First Lady Melania Trump used phrases from Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech during the 2016 Republican National Convention and pundit Monica Crowley turned down a job offer in the Trump administration after being accused of plagiarizing parts of her book and Ph.D dissertation.

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